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Today is Thursday, July 26, the 207th day of 2018. There are 158 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 26, 2002, the Republican-led House voted, 295-132, to create an enormous Homeland Security Department in the…

FOR THE RECORD: Heatwave Music “Heatwave,” Martha and the Vandellas The 1963 tune, written by the popular Motown songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, was a smash hit. It earned the group its only Grammy Award nomination for Best Rythm-and-Blues recording, also making…

Liberals like to portray conservatives as not particularly bright – usually unfairly, but not always. An alarmingly large number of supporters of Republican President Trump, and of those who serve him, more than earned the left’s assessment of their intellectual…

By MAE ANDERSON Associated Press NEW YORK Taking a political stand like asking a White House press secretary to leave your restaurant can be polarizing and risky. So experts say an owner who decides to act should do so with…

WASHINGTON – After years of smearing good people with false charges of bigotry, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) finally has been held to account. A former Islamic radical named Maajid Nawaz sued the center for including him in its…

TOPEKA, Kan. – A bill that ensures faith-based adoption agencies can turn away gay and lesbian couples based on religious beliefs will be signed into law by Gov. Jeff Colyer. Kansas lawmakers passed the legislation after an intense debate early…

Idefine the term “most vulnerable citizens” this way: If you live on a fixed income, you are one of the most vulnerable. There is a direct correlation between Connecticut government policies and quality of life for persons on fixed incomes….

HARTFORD – The House backed the nomination of Justice Andrew J. McDonald to lead the state Supreme Court in a preliminary vote. House members voted 79-69 to reject an unfavorable recommendation from the Judiciary Committee to proceed to a confirmation vote….

HARTFORD – Jordan Burke, 36, said she thinks women in prison do not have the same opportunities as male inmates. She might know, having been imprisoned multiple times at the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, the only state prison for…

HARTFORD – State lawmakers grilled Justice Andrew J. McDonald on his qualifications to lead the Connecticut Supreme Court during a marathon confirmation hearing on Monday. Members of the Judiciary Committee questioned McDonald from morning into night concerning his legal background,…